11 occurrences in 11 translations

'Poorest' in the Bible

And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

Verse ConceptsExcusesClansdoubtersInferiorityMinistry, Qualifications ForModestyWeakness, PhysicalLeadershipHumility, Examples OfThe Youngest ChildWithout StrengthDepressiongideon

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Verse ConceptsBlacksmithsSmall RemnantsTens Of ThousandsExile Of Judah To Babylon

But the commander of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

Verse ConceptsFarmersRemnantSmall RemnantsPloughmenImmigrants

“The firstborn of the helpless [of Judah] will feed [on My meadows],And the needy will lie down in safety;But I will kill your root with famine,And your survivors will be put to death.

Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In OtRootsSafetyFamine Coming From GodThose Helping The PoorFeeding The Poor

The humble will again experience joy in the LORD, and the poorest people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Verse ConceptsIncreaseHumilityMeeknessCharacter Of SaintsRejoicingBeing Humblehumble

“Take millstones [as a female slave does] and grind meal;Remove your veil, strip off the skirt,Uncover the leg, cross the rivers [at the command of your captors].

Verse ConceptsGrindingLegsPassing ThroughVeilsPeople Stripping OffGrinding Food

But some of the poorest people who had nothing, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

Verse ConceptsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRemnantSmall Remnants

When all the commanders of the armies in the field—they and their men—heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children from the poorest of the land who had not been deported to Babylon,

Verse ConceptsGovernorsSmall Remnants

Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported some of the poorest of the people, as well as the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Judah To BabylonTurning Against Men

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

Verse ConceptsSmall RemnantsPloughmen

Son of man, the children of Israel have become like the poorest sort of waste metal to me: they are all silver and brass and tin and iron and lead mixed with waste.

Verse ConceptsCopperdrossIronTinWicked Described AsFurnacesThings Like SilverUseless People

Bible Theasaurus

Inadequate (2 instances)
Miserable (24 instances)
Pathetic (1 instance)
Pitiable (4 instances)
Pitiful (6 instances)
Poorest (11 instances)
Wretched (22 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
H34
אביון 
'ebyown 
Usage: 61

מסכּן 
Micken 
Usage: 4

רוּשׁ 
Ruwsh 
Usage: 24

πτωχός 
Ptochos 
Usage: 16

דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

דּלּה 
Dallah 
Usage: 7

חל חיל 
Cheyl 
Usage: 8

חלכה חלכא 
Chel@ka' 
Usage: 3

ירשׁ ירשׁ 
Yarash 
Usage: 231

מוּך 
Muwk 
Usage: 5

מחסר מחסור 
Machcowr 
Usage: 13

ענה 
`anah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

עניו ענו 
`anav 
meek , humble , poor , lowly , vr meek
Usage: 21

עני 
`aniy 
Usage: 75

πένης 
Penes 
Usage: 1

πεντιχρός 
Penichros 
Usage: 1

πτωχεύω 
Ptocheuo 
Usage: 1

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